Two years ago, when sophomore guard Jordin Canada was still at Windward High School, the UCLA women’s basketball team still functioned. It was largely a different group of players – only three remain on the team today. One of them was a young sophomore guard from Montreal named Nirra Fields. Fast forward two years and […]
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Women’s basketball’s defensive dexterity steals wins
When the Stanford women’s basketball team was heading back home, the players were probably thinking about hands. During Sunday’s 56-36 loss to No.15 UCLA, the Cardinal saw a lot of them. Hands were in the passing lanes, hands were in the faces of the shooters, hands were denying entry passes to the post. The entire […]
UCLA women’s basketball shuts down No. 12 Stanford 56-36
Stanford women’s basketball has a signature style of play. The Cardinal teams are slow, deliberate, systematic and fundamentally sound. They wear teams down with their consistency and make the opposition play their style for 40 minutes. This is what Stanford generally does and Stanford does it very well – the Cardinal had only lost four […]
Expectations high for women’s basketball Cal rematch
When the No. 20 UCLA women’s basketball team plays California Friday in Pauley Pavilion, it won’t be like the first time time the teams played this season. Not many games, at any level of basketball, will be much like that first matchup. The December game ended in a double overtime 108-104 loss for the Bruins, […]
UCLA women’s basketball falls out of rhythm in loss to USC
Sometimes the rim looks big. Sometimes it doesn’t. When the UCLA women’s basketball team plays well it has runs where every shot seems to go in. Against Oregon on Jan. 2, senior guard Nirra Fields – who is not known for having a strong perimeter jump shot – knocked down five 3s . Against Oregon […]
Women’s basketball looks to rival USC’s toughness in rematch
Perhaps at the end of the season, the women’s basketball team will be able to kick back and reflect proudly on its win over No. 11 Oregon State on Monday. But for now, with a heated rematch against USC coming up on Sunday, No. 15 UCLA has turned its attention forward, following up the impressive […]
Women’s basketball hands USC first loss of season in 78-73 win
When the game clock failed to start with seconds left in the fourth quarter, it appeared that even mechanical objects did not want the game to end. The 2,766 people in attendance probably would have agreed with the clock. When time finally did expire in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night, No. 21 UCLA women’s basketball […]